August 9 marks what would have been the 50th birthday of music icon, Whitney Houston.
“Nippy” was born 50 years ago today in Newark, New Jersey, later becoming one of our most celebrated singers in history. Whitney released six albums and one holiday album, earning her six Grammy awards for her work before her death in 2012.
In celebration of Houston’s birthday, we’ve collected her 11 singles that hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
1985: “Saving All My Love For You”
1985: “How Will I Know”
1986: “Greatest Love Of All”
1987: “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”
1987: “Didn’t We Almost Have It All”
1987: “So Emotional”
1988: “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”
1990: “I’m Your Baby Tonight”
1990: “All The Man That I Need”
1992: “I Will Always Love You”
1995: “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)”
